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AI Agents Can Cheat When Operational Pressure Mounts, Research Shows

AI Agents Can Cheat When Operational Pressure Mounts, Research Shows
AI Agents Can Cheat When Operational Pressure Mounts, Research Shows
December 05, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

In the high-stakes world of financial services, the promise of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) is efficiency at scale. But a new study suggests that when...

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FinCEN: Ransomware Incidents and Payments Dropped in 2024 After Law Enforcement Actions
FinCEN: Ransomware Incidents and Payments Dropped in 2024 After Law Enforcement Actions
December 04, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

Reported ransomware incidents and payments dropped in 2024 after law enforcement’s disruption of two high-profile ransomware groups, the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement...

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OpenAI-Backed Valthos Raises $30 Million to Combat AI-Enabled Biological Threats
OpenAI-Backed Valthos Raises $30 Million to Combat AI-Enabled Biological Threats
October 24, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Valthos said Friday (Oct. 24) that it has raised $30 million to build “next-generation biodefense” to combat the threat of biological threats enabled by artificial...

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Hackers Try to Extort Companies, Claiming to Have Accessed Salesforce Cloud Databases
Hackers Try to Extort Companies, Claiming to Have Accessed Salesforce Cloud Databases
October 03, 2025  |  Safety and Security

A hacking group reportedly claims to have stolen 1 billion records from cloud databases hosted by Salesforce and is attempting to extort Salesforce and the...

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Uber to Launch Rider Verification and ‘Record My Ride’ Nationwide
Uber to Launch Rider Verification and ‘Record My Ride’ Nationwide
September 17, 2024  |  Ridesharing

Uber has announced the nationwide launch of two features designed to improve the safety of drivers: rider verification and the ability to record video and...

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AI and Connected Vehicles Create New Road Maps for Smart Cities
AI and Connected Vehicles Create New Road Maps for Smart Cities
April 04, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Death, taxes — and traffic — are some of life’s unavoidable certainties. But in the quest for smarter, more efficient urban environments, artificial intelligence (AI)...

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